A/N – I'm back and writing! I hope you guys enjoy this –rather- fast update for once. :D Enjoy!

Erwin had decided to take some rest himself after the events surrounding his captain. He had barely slept the last few days with all the paperwork and supervision the recruits needed. He'd reasoned it'd probably be best to wait for Levi to try and put everything together. Though there was one thing that he just couldn't get out of his mind, and that was why they let him go so easily. It's pretty obvious that when you try to abduct someone like Levi, you have to take the necessary precautions. He laid in his bed but quickly caught sleep as the strain and tiredness took over.

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The few hours of sleep Levi had eventually gotten were surprisingly refreshing. His head was clearer, which he had hoped for since he was going over the events with Erwin. The pain on the other hand hadn't gotten better at all, and he was dreading the coming hours in which he had to sit on one of those hard wooden chairs in the conference room.
He reached for his head and carefully dabbed the small cut that had given him one hell of a headache earlier. Luckily that had improved quite a bit so Levi was convinced visiting a medic was redundant, there were more important duties he had to attend to.

Once he had gotten himself ready and presentable, way too slow to his liking, he made way to Erwin's office. When Levi had entered the hallway there was something off about the surroundings. One guard, who was usually stationed on the other side, was standing near him. He looked at the man as deadly as possible before continuing on his way to Erwin. He knew that Erwin had sent the guard, but he wouldn't bother mentioning it. This was how the Commander showed compassion, so Levi never went in against it – how much he disliked it.
He'd arrived at Erwin's office, he knocked on the door and entered when he heard a confirmation. Erwin was already behind his desk studying several papers at once. The man lifted his finger, signaling that he needed a second.
Levi waited a painful ten minutes in silence before Erwin abruptly stood up and nodded at Levi, "Thanks for coming in this early. Let's proceed to the conference room." He said as he grabbed a bundle of papers and led the way out.
Levi followed the Commander, annoyed that he was slowing his pace so he could more easily follow. "You don't have to hold back for me." He said.
"I will keep doing so until you go to the doctor's office, captain."
"There's no need for that as I am completely fine." Levi hesitated for a bit, "My headache is gone and I slept a few hours."
Erwin stopped walking and turned around, nearly bumping into Levi. "I know about your need to keep saying you're fine, even when people can clearly see you're not. I'm not asking as your commander, but as your friend. Go see a doctor, it's not much and it will help ease MY mind. I need you in top shape the upcoming days and I can't compromise any future missions if my captain cannot handle it." And with that he turned back around and walked, much faster now, towards the conference room.
Levi was baffled by the sudden reprimand he'd gotten from his commander, who, for the first time he could remember, had asked something as a friend. He wondered what Erwin had discovered that he didn't know about yet, there could be no other explanation. There had been no information of the upcoming days, let alone about future missions …

When they'd arrived they both sat down. Erwin had locked the door, which spiked Levi's interest even more.
"I can trust you will go see a medic after this?" Erwin started.
Levi only nodded.
"Good. Now let's get to it. I've been looking into some old files, but I just can't seem to put these together. There are several parts missing, ones of which I believe contain the most important information. They date back from when you just joined the Corps … Do you know anything about this?" Erwin asked as he handed over the files he'd been reading all morning.
Levi curiously read through the pages, taking his time to read every detail there was. A bit later he slowly shook his head, "I've never seen this before. I can see it says something about a fire?"
"That's correct. The thing is; I can't seem to find any reports on what happened. It's like everything vanished along with the fire."
"Okay, but how does this have anything to do with recent events?" Levi asked wondering about the connection.
"There's only one name that can be found throughout all the documents, and that's Oscar Wyzskinsky. Now, I've looked further into that name, and it turns out this man had a son named Dan."
"So, what happened to that man?"
"He's the only registered deceased from that fire, the rest has been wiped clear."
"And I apparently had something to do with it …" Levi mumbled, sinking away in his thoughts. "Now you bring it up though," He began, "I do remember you mentioning a fire in the outer walls … Near the entrance of the Underground." He looked up at Erwin, who was standing near the window.
"Indeed." Erwin whispered. He stared at his captain, "I was a captain back then and I tried not to think about that fire for many years, but for some reason is had to be brought up again by these people. We were ordered not to talk about it and to just forget it ever happened by some nobles. I don't know much about it either, but we, the military, were the ones who made those documents so I'm really curious as to who wanted those gone. Then again, I also wonder what those 'secrets' are they so desperately want to know about."
"Tell me about it," Levi sighed, "I know Dan gave me the blame of the death of his father, for which I really cannot find a reason. I wasn't involved with that fire nor do I know a guy with that name. So why, if they so desperately wanted that information, did they let me get away so easily?"
Erwin grumbled and massaged his temples, "This is getting more complicated by the minute."
All of a sudden there was loud pounding on the door and a hectic muffled voice coming from behind. Erwin speeded towards the door to unlock it, which revealed a rather distressed Hange who was panting in position.
"I'm sorry for interrupting, sir, I have recruit Adelbert who wishes to see you."
"Can't that wait?!" Erwin almost yelled, frustrated at being disrupted for a recruit. Though he was also intrigued as to what this peculiar recruit would have to say.
"I'm afraid not, sir." Hange said.
"What do you mean it can't wait? I do not wish to be disturbed for a recruit." Erwin stated angrily.
"I think you would, Commander." A menacing voice said, coming from behind Hange. Erwin hadn't noticed the short recruit that had been standing behind Hange. The little curiosity he had had now made way for serious annoyance at the gutsy recruit.
Levi had managed himself to stand behind Erwin. He put his hand on his shoulder, "It's okay, I wonder what he has to say that can justify his actions."
Erwin nodded and motioned the recruit to come inside. While he casually walked by he threw a glance at Levi, "Looking better there, captain."
Levi grabbed Adelbert his coat and pulled him back before his eyes, "Excuse me?" He threatened.
Erwin who had closed the door in front of a very curious and agitated Hange now looked baffled at the guts of the kid. He knew there had been something off from the beginning, and the menacing tone from earlier hadn't escaped his attention.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you, captain." The recruit smiled, "Put me down nice and easy so we can get on with our lovely talk."
"Are you fucking shitting with me, kid?" Levi grumbled in a low voice as he pulled the recruit even closer.
"I'm most certainly not. Now I advise you to let me go or-"
"Or what?"
Erwin who had been watching the scene unfold in front of him in mere seconds, jumped forward and pulled the recruit out of Levi's grasp. He squeezed his captain's shoulder to let him know they'd sort it later. Levi's didn't respond but fixed his burning eyes on the kid in front of him who was casually pulling his coat straight.
Erwin stood tall and stared at the recruit as well, both of them waited in certain anticipation of what the kid was going to do next.
"I didn't come here to start a fight, captain. I thought you were smarter than to pick one with a recruit? I must have mistaken myself about you." He started, "Let's get down to business, shall we?" He paused for a moment and smiled with satisfaction when he noticed he got both his superiors' attention. "I demand only two things. First, I need-"
"I don't think you are in the position to demand anything, recruit Adelbert." Erwin disrupted.
"Oh, I really do think I am. Could you look under your desk for me please?" He said innocently.
Erwin nodded towards Levi to check. Levi slowly walked towards Erwin's desk, keeping one eye on his commander. He ducked under the table and was baffled at what he saw … Erwin hardly ever left his office, so to put something like this here …
"It's appears to be a bomb." Levi gritted his teeth, this kid had outsmarted them by a mile.
Adelbert laughed, "And that's not the only one, I even made them myself! So I suggest you let me finish, give me what I want and I'll be on my way. No one else gets hurt, win-win for everyone!"
"What do you want?" Erwin said as calmly as possible. He silently motioned Levi to get away from the bomb.
"Oh right, where was I?" He pondered, "First of all, I need all those lovely documents you have there, lying on your table. DON'T interrupt me before I'm finished, please." The kid quickly added as he noticed Levi stiffening up to shoot a retort. "Second, I need you to make the captain's abduction public to all who want to hear about it. It's not really of any importance to our goal, but you get the drift." He laughed again as he plopped down into the large armchair Levi had sat on the night before. Both Levi and Erwin didn't move, which irritated the rather short fused recruit immensely. "Come on, chop chop! I don't have all day!" He shouted at them.
Erwin grabbed the documents and handed them over to recruit Adelbert who was already standing by the door. "Thank you very much. Have a nice day!" He said as he waved. "Or not." He added after he'd closed the door behind him, he locked it and gave a small knock on the door. "Don't forget to make the abduction public, I love a good laugh now and then!" he said as he started to walk away.
Erwin who was trying to pick open the lock, yelled at the door, "What are you up to?!"
"I never said anything about not setting the bomb off. You really need to pay attention to what people say and do! Goodbye." And with that he was gone.
Erwin turned to Levi who had gone to look at the bomb, of which he suspected that had been set off.
Levi shot up from under the desk and ran to Erwin, "Open the door, I can't stop the fuse!" He yelled, trying to contain his nerves about the new piece of technology. He'd obviously lit it up himself, but there was no way of defusing it without setting it off earlier.
"The bastard locked it." Erwin said as he turned back and looked for options. "The closet! It's solid enough!" He ran to the closet and both he and Levi got in but failed to close the doors when the bomb went off. A huge blast ensued which lightened up the room, and then sudden darkness. A darkness of which he never thought that could be so soothing.

A/N – So here's my poor attempt at a cliffhanger. xD I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and as always please review! I really helps me write more and stay motivated. :) Thank you!